MANILA, Philippines — A champion of women empowerment, bemedalled athlete Geraldine Go-Bernardo is holding a virtual seminar that would help inspire her fellow Filipinas to engage in sports with the help of coaches and national athletes.
Dubbed Sport for Women’s Empowerment and Employment Program (SWEEP), the program aims to encourage girls and their respective communities to strengthen women’s sports and activities.
“Sadly in the Philippines, we are so used to the male-dominant culture, even in the national team they would usually give priority to training, or giving exposures for the male athletes and the women usually our second choice,” said Go-Bernardo, who’s currently t…
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